12 Related Articles, between 2018-10-17 and 2018-10-29

Evidence suggests hostage-taker in Cologne had Islamist motive: prosecutor. German prosecutors said on Wednesday that there was sufficient evidence so far to suggest that the Syrian man who took a woman hostage in Cologne on Monday had a radical Islamist motive. >>

Evidence suggests hostage-taker in Cologne had Islamist.... BERLIN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - German prosecutors said on Wednesday that there was sufficient evidence so far to suggest that the Syrian man who took a woman... >>

German authorities apologize for mistaken jailing of Syrian. Authorities in western Germany are apologizing for mistakenly jailing a Syrian man who died following a fire in his cell after more than two months in custody >>

German authorities apologize for mistaken jailing of.... BERLIN (AP) - Authorities in western Germany are apologizing for mistakenly jailing a Syrian man who died following a fire in his cell after more than two... >>

German Minister Annette Widmann-Mauz demands migrants be taught about zero tolerance for sex crimes. Asylum seekers must be taught that Germany has zero tolerance for sex crimes, its migration commissioner said, after the rape of an 18-year-old woman that led to the arrest of seven Syrians. >>

German police arrest 7 Syrians, 1 German in drug-rape case. BERLIN (AP) - German authorities have arrested seven Syrian men and a German on suspicion of raping an 18-year-old woman in the southwestern city of... >>

German police confirm Syrian man was hostage-taker in Cologne incident. German police on Tuesday confirmed that the man who took a woman hostage in the western city of Cologne on Monday was a 55-year-old Syrian man who arrived in Germany in 2015. >>

German police detain suspected hostage-taker and free woman. German police detained a man who took a woman hostage at the train station in Cologne on Monday and said the suspect, who was seriously injured in the rescue operation, was probably a Syrian citizen. >>

German police say Cologne hostage-taker was Syrian man. BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A man who took a woman hostage in Cologne on Monday was a 55-year-old Syrian who was granted asylum in Germany, police said,... >>

Germany considers deporting Syrian migrants convicted of crimes or deemed a danger to the public. German ministers are considering sending Syrian criminals back to the war-torn region. A ban on expulsions has been in place as war rages there, but the restriction runs out at the end of the year. >>

Seven Syrian migrants and a German arrested for raping girl, 18, for four hours outside a nightclub. Seven Syrian migrants and a German citizen have been arrested for gang-raping an 18-year-old girl and police are looking for further suspects. One of the suspects sold her drugs before the attack. >>